Soap-receptacle.



N. 849,867. PATENTED APR. 9, 1907. G. L. THORNE.

SOAP RECEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2, 1906.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 849,867. PATBNTED APR. 9, 1907. G. L. THORNE.

SOAP RECEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.2. 1906.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

No. 849,867. PATENTED APR. 9, 19o?.

G.L.TH0RNE.

SUAP RBGBPTAGLR 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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GEORGE L. TIIoRNE, oF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR oF ONE-HALF To M. J. POPE 'AND ONE-HALF To FRANK D. THORNE, OF ST. LOUIS,

MISSOURI.

SOAP-RECEPTACLE.

Patented April 9,' 1907.

Application filed February 2,1906. serial No. 299,099.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. THoRNE, a citizen,v of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and' useful Im rove- Inents in Soap-Receptacles, of which t e following is a specification, reference being had therein to the'accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to soap-receptacles, and particularly to canisters to hold what is commonly known as soap-powder, A consisting sometimes of comminuted soap and sometimes of detergent compounds of which soap may or may not be an ingredient.

` This invention relates to the receptacle and not to the contents thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which like numers of reference denote like parts wherever they occur, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my preferred form. Fig. 2 is a topplan View. Fig.'3 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 4 is a transverse horizontal sectional view. Figs. 5 and o are vertical sectional views through the device, taken atv right Aangles to each other. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a modification. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of same. Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view through same. Fig. 10 is atransverse horizontal sectional view through same, and Figs. 11,- 12,

13, and 14 illustrate two further modifica tions.

The soa -canister 1 may be .attachedby any suitab e bracket 2er lother device toa proper support. The powder is introduced into the canister through the opening closed by the screw-cap 3. The exit of the powder is through the opening 4, normally closed by the valve 5, which may .consist of a beveled plug having its greatest diameter exterior to the canister and tightly closingthe opening 4 under the pull exerted by the expansionspring 6, lwhich is fastened to the valve ,5 and a so to the cross-bar 7, and preferably encircles the`valve-stem 8. tating the owder or breaking cakes which may form therein a plurality of lingers or agitators 9 are borne by the stem 8, and the spring 6 also acts in the same manner. The cross-bar 7 is fixed to the inside of the wall of the canister 1 by soldering or riveting, or both, the ends 1Q of same being turned over For the sake of agiin order to it the wall, each to receive one or more rivets 11, the object being to make the cross-bar 7 not only stationary, but also to fasten it in place in such a way that it will not readily 'become loosened, so as to interfere with the operation of the device, the description of which here follows.

To the upper end of the valve-stem 8 is pivoted at'12- one end of lever 13, which is pivoted at 14 to cross-bar 7 and at 15 to the plunger 1,6, said lunger being guided bythe opening .17 and t e length of lever 13. When itis desired to use the powder contained in the receptacle, the hands may be moistened, and the back or the palm of one of them ma be used to push the plunger 1'6 upwar thereby raising the end of lever 13 to which saine is attached, and consequently depressing the opposite end of said lever,.wherebyv the'valve-stem 8 and valve 5 will be forced downwardly, thus yopening the aperture 4 for the vpowder to run out .into or upon the actuating hand. y

In this device it will be observed thatthe advantage is present that but one hand is needed to operate the valve and at the same time to receive the powder. y Moreover, itwill be observed that no veI tical standards project upwardly from the bottom of the canister, nor are other lprojections or obstructions located in same adjacentto the opening 4,

thus allowing the powder to feed freely therethrough. .In Figs. 7 to 10 the modifica- .I

tionillustrated embraces both of these advantages; but the valve 5 instead of being located on the outside of the receptacle is located on the inside of same. Thusk the spring 6 is not a torsion-spring in this modification, but a com ression-spring, one end.

being fastened to t e valve-stem 8 and the other soldered `at 18 to the wall of the canister. In thisdevice the cross-bar 7 provides,

by means of a central opening 19 therethrough, a guide for the stem 8, which causes the valve 5 to center truly.l

InFigs. 11 and 12 another internal valve is provided, the valve-Stem 8 of which is attached to the end 2O of leaf-spring 21, riveted or otherwise secured to the Wall of the canister. The comparative rigidity of the leafsprl'ing 21 insures the proper Seating of the va ve.

- and in the second place to ,the :extent that g In Figs. 13 and 14 the opening'4- ink the canister is closed by the valve 5, bearing the knob 22, by which said valve 5,- borneby or formed integral with the"leafspring*23, is moved tothe right or the left to leave the a erture 4 open for the exit oit-the powder.

e other end of theleaf-spring 2-3 is riveted or otherwise suitably lxed'to the canister.

It will'be observedk that the valve 5 in my preferred form projects very sli htly beyond the wall of the canister l and s opes u ward into the aperture 4, whereby an eXcee ly important advantage for a device of tis character is obtained-namelyfthat in the rst place water cannot readily lodge onthe valve 5, so as to cake soap-powder thereon,

. that occurs when the valve 5 'is de ressed to o ventheap'erture 4' the same' willV e cleaned o every time the valve returns to its normal position.

, -Having thus described my 'said mventlon,

Patent, isx v 1,.` In a device ofthe character. described, the combination of a canister havingan' aperture, a valve controlling; same, a' valve-stem on .which said valvev is mounted, a pivoted lever, and a lunger pivoted within said canister to said ever and rotruding exterior to said canister throu h t ye bottom thereof..

2. In a device o the characterdescribed, the combination of a canister having an aperture, a valve controlling same, a valvestem on which said valve is mounted, a pivoted ywhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters i lever, and a plunger, both saidfplunger and v saidvalve-stem `bein pivoted to saidpivoted lever and being para lel to each other.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I GEORGE L. THORNE. Witnesses:

HUGH K. WAGNER 4FRANK D. THORNE 

